PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henk Jan Van Gompel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Diddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Diddler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jan Van Gompel
vs
Diddler

170 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

200 cm
29
150 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henk Jan Van Gompel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Diddler!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diddler pushes Van Gompel up against the cage in a clinch.

Diddler lands a takedown into guard.
Diddler scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Van Gompel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Van Gompel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diddler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diddler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Van Gompel tries to bench press Diddler off him but Diddler keeps the position.
Diddler misses with the ground and pound.
Van Gompel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diddler trying to control the action but Van Gompel is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddler passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van Gompel!
Diddler trying to control but Van Gompel is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gompel is desperately trying to improve his position but Diddler has a good base and remains in mount.
Diddler misses with a head shot.
Diddler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diddler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diddler thowing shots but they're missing.
Diddler working Van Gompel over with strikes here.
Van Gompel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diddler thowing shots but they're missing.
Diddler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Gompel is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van Gompel is desperately trying to improve his position but Diddler has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diddler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Van Gompel because Diddler loaded up on that one.
Diddler wants to control the pace but Van Gompel is squirming around nicely.
Van Gompel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diddler.
Diddler thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel is working to get back to half guard.
Diddler trying to control but Van Gompel is having none of it.
Diddler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Van Gompel because Diddler loaded up on that one.
Van Gompel is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diddler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Diddler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Van Gompel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Gompel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Diddler looking to secure an arm triangle but Van Gompel defends it well.

Diddler looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van Gompel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diddler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddler tries to push Van Gompel's head away but Van Gompel is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Diddler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diddler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Gompel to the mat! Van Gompel manages to get full guard.
Diddler is looking to advance position but Van Gompel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Van Gompel raining down shots from the mount!
Diddler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee warns Diddler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gompel lands a nice shot to the head.

Diddler is rocked!
Van Gompel trying to control but Diddler is having none of it.
Diddler is still in real trouble! Can Van Gompel finish him?
Van Gompel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diddler is looking to improve his position but Van Gompel isn't that keen on the idea.
Diddler taking shots to the head.
Van Gompel loads up with a big shot that hurts Diddler! He's pulled Van Gompel in close but Van Gompel has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Diddler survive? More strikes from Van Gompel and Diddler is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henk Jan Van Gompel!
After the fight, Henk Jan Van Gompel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.